Physiotherapist Glossary
Physiotherapist Glossary
20 terms
In my future career, I would like to be a physiotherapist and, if possible in the world of sport. It’s a job that I find interesting because you learn a lot about the human body and how it works. In addition, I like the idea of helping people in need and following them in their development.
This glossary could be useful because it presents technical terms that are often used in this field, which would facilitate understanding. It can also give an idea of the different manipulations and systems used.
- cardiopulmonary
- A description of a range of conditions that affect the heart and lungs.
- disease
- A particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism.
- electromyogram
- A medical examination that involves recording the electrical activity of muscles.
- geriatric
- A medical specialty dedicated exclusively to providing high-quality, patient-centered care for older adults.
- health
- In general, it refers to physical and emotional well-being, especially that associated with normal functioning of the human body, absent of disease, pain (including mental pain), or injury.
- health care
- An improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people.
- health professional
- Provider of health care and advice based on formal training and experienced.
- health promotion
- A process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.
- independent medical examination
- A medical examination carried out by a healthcare professional who does not have a prior medical relationship.
- manual therapy
- A treatment primarily used by physiotherapists and occupational therapists to treat musculoskeletal pain and disability.
- medical diagnosis
- A process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms and signs.
- musculoskeletal health
- A Reference to the performance of the musculoskeletal system, including intact muscles, bones, joints, and adjacent connective tissues.
- outpatient clinic
- A part of a hospital designed for the treatment of outpatients, people with health problems who come to a hospital for diagnosis or treatment but who do not currently require a bed or be admitted for overnight care.
- patient education
- A process designed to support and enable expert patients to manage their life with a disease and/or optimize their health and well-being.
- physical intervention
- A designation of any direct physical contact that a staff member makes with a patient to restrict or control their movements.
- preventive healthcare
- An application of health measures to prevent disease.
- primary care
- A model of health care that supports first-contact, accessible, continuous, comprehensive and coordinated person-focused care.
- signs and symptoms
- Indications of an illness, injury, or condition.
- traction
- A maneuver consisting of pulling on part of a limb or on the spine in order to obtain a therapeutic or analgesic effect.
- treatment
- Coordination or management of health care and related services by one or more health care providers.